Llengua anglesa a primària. Competència digital

Using games in the classroom is a way of introducing variety and fun as well as a way of reinforcing motivation. Therefore games, an especially games online, offer a great opportunity to practice English. In this practice we are entering a website with challenging online games for children: Funschool. This portal attracts kids from preschool to grade six. Children are encouraged to explore and enjoy the Internet in a safe environment through hundreds of games and activities for Primary students.

• Go to the Funschool website (http://funschool.kaboose.com).

This game is addressed to students of cicle superior.

• Go to globe rider | space | Planet Pursuit Game. Wait until the game is loaded and enter the activity.

(http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/space/games/game_planet_pursuit.html)

• Click on instructions. It is important to read the instructions carefully. They tell you how to move through the screens and what is the purpose of the game.
• Then, enter play game. In the first screen you have to choose your player. The second one tells you the mission and leads you to the game.
• To play the game you have to pass different screens. The purpose of the game is to catch five probes, one by one, to achieve the mission.
  • Click on launch, the screen will select a planet and will show you some information about it.

• Then, you have to overcome the obstacles with your spaceship, reach the planet and land on its surface. You have to catch the probe and aswer a quizz related to the planet.

• If your answer is not correct, you only have another try. If you are still wrong, you go back to the beginning.
• If your answer is correct, you can take the probe and start another mission.

• When you get the five probes, you win the game.

• This game is very useful to learn about the planets in the Solar System. The students are given some basic information about them and they have to remember it to achieve the mission. This is a nice way of learning about the planets.

• Methodology: This activity is adressed to students of cicle superior. They can work in pairs or threes. Before doing the game, it is advisable that you give them a worksheet with some information about the planets. They will need to know it to go through the game.
• Timing: The activity takes around fifteen minutes.
• Resources: We recommend that they use headphones so as not to interfere with the neighbour’s activities.
• Complementary material: Worksheet

More games in the Internet:

→ ESL Clubhouse → ESL Games

Kids → The Magic School Bus

→ Kid’s Games (Grammar games)

→ Big Fish Games (You can download them and play free for one hour ).